We know where they are [Iraq's weapons of mass destruction]. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.

When asked for your views, by the press or others, remember that what they really want to know is the President's views.

No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.

From where you sit, the White House may look as untidy as the inside of a stomach. As is said of the legislative process, sausage-making and policy-making shouldn't be seen close-up. Don't let that panic you. Things may be going better than they look from the inside.

The worst mistake is to have the best ladder and the wrong wall.

The coalition did not act in Iraq because we had discovered dramatic new evidence of Iraq's pursuit. We acted because we saw the evidence in a dramatic new light - through the prism of our experience on 9/11.

... something under $50 billion for the cost. How much of that would be the U.S. burden, and how much would be other countries, is an open question.